The Trump administration has had a remarkable first six months, with many wins and excellent beginnings. Which is not to say that they have had no failures.
The string of administration successes makes the badly bungled Epstein matter stick out like the proverbial sore thumb. Their pronouncements on this issue have been all over the map, lots of build up and promises followed by embarrassed admissions that there is nothing to see. We are told the bad man kept no client lists, did no blackmailing, and really, actually did kill himself.
The Epstein fiasco is a bad look for a group otherwise notching a lot of wins. It’s no wonder some have called for AG Pam Bondi’s resignation. I figure she survives this one, but if it happens again, she is toast.
FBI boss Patel doesn’t come out of this looking good either. The screwup could be the result of the administrative blob back-stabbing Trump’s appointees.
A problem all Republican administrations have is their appointees have to rely on civil servants for support. Nearly all such underlings are committed Democrats whose first instinct is to be anything but helpful and whose second instinct is to attempt to co-opt the new boss.
